Artist Masaki Fujihata Visits Kinmon Gakuen
On Tuesday, September 15, Kinmon Gakuen welcomed Japanese artist Masaki Fujihata for a visit to our historic school building.
Beginning September 18, the Oakland Museum of California will present Mr. Fujihata’s exhibition, “BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration.” The exhibition examines a specific moment in 1942, when Japanese American families were being forced from their homes and sent to incarceration camps, using historic photographs and multimedia elements to explore the experiences of those who lived through that period.
In addition to the exhibition, Mr. Fujihata has been continuing a project focused on Bush Street in 1942. As part of that research, he visited Kinmon Gakuen to learn more about the building and its connection to the Japanese American community during that time.
His research includes historic photographs taken in and around Kinmon Gakuen, including images along Bush Street and inside the school building. During the visit, Mr. Fujihata toured the building and photographed several areas connected to this history.
John Robinson, an advisor to Kinmon Gakuen’s capital project and fundraising campaign, joined the visit and guided Mr. Fujihata through the building. He shared information about Kinmon Gakuen’s history, the building itself, and the school’s long relationship with San Francisco’s Japanese American community.
We were very pleased to welcome Mr. Fujihata and to support a project that helps preserve and share this important history.
We also encourage members of our community to visit “BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration” at the Oakland Museum of California beginning September 18.
For more information about the exhibition, please visit the Oakland Museum of California:
2031 Bush Street, April 20, 1942. Japanese American residents wait for typhoid inoculations. 2031 Bush Street, April 25, 1942. Japanese American residents line up to register.
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